Quote Originally Posted by liquid
That was one of the dumbest posts I've ever read. Gatti got converted into hamburger meat, bludgeoned so bad his corner stopped it. That's worse than being kayoed in my opinion. At least when you get knocked out it was by your own effort. McGirt saw his boy being sliced up like a ginsu knife and stopped it. And people on the Gatti payroll were saying after the fact they knew he was going to lose. At least Hatton's people believed in him.
The only thing that makes me uncomfortable is the revisionist history by Camp Hatton.

Prior to the fight, Graham said - repeatedly and emphatically - that Hatton was the bigger man and the stronger man. I'm fairly certain many of you either saw or read the interview where Graham referred to Floyd's "girl hands" and his fine bone structure. Ricky himself consistently asserted that Floyd couldn't hold him off and that if they fought inside, "Floyd would be eaten".

Subsequent to the fight, Graham said "I always said that he wasn't a welterweight. We were moving up in weight."

If you are bigger than your opponent, what is the significance of the weight limit? The fight could have been at the 168 limit or heavyweight. Ricky is the bigger man. Floyd has never been a legitimate WW; he merely toils there for the bigger paydays.

Those inconsistencies from Hatton and Graham are troubling. And may be perceived by some as "an excuse".

Thoughts?